架 — 9 strokes ／ Radical「木」
道3Junior high level ／ 9 strokes ／ Radical「木」
- On
- カ
- Kun
- か.ける・か.かる
- Meaning
- span; mount
Origin
木 "wood" with 加: to lay timber across — to span, to mount.
Stroke order
Readings and examples
| カ | 架橋・架空・書架 |
|---|---|
| かける | 架ける Compare: 掛ける・懸ける・賭ける |
| かかる | 架かる Compare: 掛かる・懸かる |
Readings and example words from the official Jōyō kanji table.
Compounds
- 架橋かきょう
bridge building
- 書架しょか
bookshelf
Example
川に橋を架ける工事が始まった。
Work to bridge the river has begun.
Stroke data from: KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0)